Amadeus wrote:

>I cannot remember any problems with blood pressure.
>I usually have 120/80 and sometimes it goes up to 130 or 150 to 90.

When it go up to those higher numbers you are mild hypertensive! As you can
see my 112/70, on my paleo lower carb diet, is considered optional. See:

From the Univ. of Florida College of Health and Human Performance
web page http://www.hhp.ufl.edu/FIT/article/blood.htm

Category                 Systolic (mm Hg)   Diastolic (mm Hg)

Optimal                        <110               <70
Normal                         <130               <85
High Normal                    130-139            85-89

Hypertension (four stages)

  Stage 1 (Mild)               140-159            90-99
  Stage 2 (Moderate)           160-179            100-109
  Stage 3 (Severe)             180-209            110-119
  Stage 4 (Very Severe)        >210               <120